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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Eboe merchants kiss the food they are offering for sale?
(a) To prove that it is not poisoned.
(b) To prove that it tastes good.
(c) To show that they love their work.
(d) To show respect to God.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how does Equiano say God has treated him?
(a) Very well, with great favor.
(b) Very cruelly, because he allowed him to be made a slave.
(c) Equiano says God had nothing to do with the way his life has gone.
(d) Very badly, making him suffer for no good reason.

3. What two skills is Equiano taught as a child?
(a) Snake charming and bartering.
(b) Agriculture and warfare.
(c) Tracking deer and killing birds.
(d) Herbal healing and banjo playing.

4. How long is Equiano reunited with his sister?
(a) He is never reunited with his sister.
(b) One week.
(c) One month.
(d) One night.

5. While traveling from one place to another in Africa, which of the following does Equiano learn?
(a) How to track deer in the forest.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Two African languages different from his own.
(d) That he is going to be sent to America on a slave ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things does Equiano think are "magic" when he sees a town built by white people for the first time?

2. Why does Equiano stop eating on the slave ship?

3. How does Equiano say the Eboe punish adultery?

4. How do the Eboe dress?

5. When Equiano is kidnapped, what do the kidnappers do to keep him quiet?

(see the answer key)

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